triad – Pedal On

December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 jmfreeland chords, guitar, triads

Dominant 7 Triads – Strings 2/3/4

On to strings 2/3/4. No shortage of options here either. For the rootless versions, it’s easiest helpful to think about placing the minor 7th position relative to the target root.

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 jmfreeland chords, guitar, triads

All Triads 2 – Strings 2/3/4

Here’s the second set of Major Key triads (in B this time) starting off the second inversion of the I chord (second string root). These have a nice flow and the I and IV shapes here should probably be old hat even if just as part of familiar bar chords.

December 12, 2018December 13, 2018 jmfreeland chords, guitar, triads

All Triads 1 – Strings 2/3/4

This is the first of an exploration into mapping out all triads in a key in close proximity. There’s no shortage of locations to work from, but this is the starting point I grab most frequently. Also included are characteristic notes for the associated modes to help add color highlighting where you are in the key. All labels are relative to the key center.

December 10, 2018December 13, 2018 jmfreeland chords, guitar, triads

Major Triad 1 – Strings 1/2/3

On to the top three strings. I’ve personally never spent enough time on the shapes on these strings, so this is a useful learning exercise, and hopefully sharing these proves helpful more broadly. I’ve certainly never noticed that barring the top three strings gives you a major sixth or that you have a useful, easy sus2 in most pentatonic boxes.

December 10, 2018December 13, 2018 jmfreeland chords, guitar, triads

Major Triads on Strings 1/2/3

It’s time to move onto the triads on the first three strings. I’ve neglected learning these for far too long personally, so a good study of the major triads on 1/2/3 is warranted. It’s also probably time to start looking at the minor triads on both sets, which are easy to get to from their major counterparts.